Pretty Posy.

Evening Lovelies,

Hope you've all had a good week so far, the weekend is nearly here !  whoopee.   The weather here the last couple of days has been really hot, blue skies, big fluffy white clouds and  beautiful blue skies.   Tonight I would like to share a card with you that I made for Sue and Harvey of Imagination Crafts   for their Create & Craft show, earlier this year.   I have used one of their beautiful decoupage stamps.  There are quite a few flower stamps in this decoupage stamp range and I have made quite a few up into cards, using the same style.   I did post the rose card a couple of posts ago.   Hope you like this one.

   
Make a base card from silver card stock.   Matt a smaller piece of black card onto the base card.   Take some white card and lay the stencil onto it, add Versamark through the design and heat emboss using silver embossing powder.

Lay the stencil back onto the card, moving the stencil slightly to one side and dab the distress inks through the design.   Next punch each corner with the Woodware corner punch.   Glue this to the base card.

   
Take more white card and stamp the main image onto it with Versamark and heat emboss with black embossing powder and colour using the vintage pearly palette paints.   Stamp the image twice more and   colour as before, then 3D onto the original image, using silicone glue.

Glue the main image to the centre of the base card.   Add a bow to the bottom right-hand corner of the base card.

   
Well that's it for tonight folks.   Hope you all have a fabulous weekend and you are able to chill out and relax after a busy week.   Take care until I see you again in a couple of days time.

                                                                  Love and rainbows,

                                                                 Big Hugs   Jennifer xx.

Little Donkey Christmas Plaque

Good Monday evening Peeps,

Hope you've all had a good day,  I have had quite an easy day today, still nursing a painful knee but I think it feels as though it's on the mend now, thank goodness.   I've managed to get some samples made for Sue and Harvey of Imagination Craft's,  for their next Create and Craft show later this month.   I've been experimenting with something, which I cannot tell you about yet but I will put some sneaky peeks on here and on my fb page nearer the time of the show.  I'm quite pleased with the outcome and I hope you will like what I have done.   Right, onto tonight's project.  This is made using the Imagination Craft's MDF charm set-Christmas tree,  some sparkle medium and the Christmas donkey decoupage stamp set.  Let's get started.  

We will begin by painting the front and the back of the board, using the jet MDF paint and leave it to dry.    We will decorate the front of the board first.   Lay the Winter Wonderland stencil on top of the board and spread the silver gilt sparkle medium over the stencil using a spatula.   Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.

In the meanwhile, stamp the beautiful donkey image onto white card using black ink, five times.   Colour the images with Promarker pens.   Cut out and 3D  using silicone glue, then glue this to the centre of MDF board.

Cover the tree and the star charms with the silver gilt sparkle medium and leave to dry.   Run a silver Promarker pen around the edges of the board.

   
Glue the sparkle medium tree to the right of the donkey and the star to the top left of the donkey.   Glue a green ribbon bow to the top left of the board and using the Cropodile, punch two holes in the centre top of the board and fix a green ribbon hanger.   That's the front finished, now for the back of the board.

Using the  fleur de lis stencil, lay it on the back of the board and spread the silver gilt sparkle medium over it as before, using a spatula.   Using the leaf stem, Love, Joy and Peace stamps from the set, stamp them around the corners of the diamond shape, using a Versamark pad and heat emboss with silver embossing powder.

   
Stamp the dove onto a piece of acetate with a  black Stazon pad.   When ink is dry, turn over the acetate and cover the back with the white shimmer sparkle medium and leave to dry.   When dry, cut out the dove and glue to the centre of the diamond.

    
Well that's this Christmas plaque finished.  I do hope you like it.   Take care until my next post,   stay safe and above all, be happy.

                                                               Love and rainbows,

                                                         Big crafty hugs   Jennifer xx.

Roses All the Way.

Good evening,  Followers, Friends and Visitors,

The weekend begins here,   How fast these weeks are going by !   Hope you've had a good one.   Time to relax now, weekend is here again.   Tonight I would like to share a card I made for Sue and Harvey of Imagination Crafts in March this year and uses one of their beautiful decoupage stamp sets, plus their beautiful vintage pearly palette paints.   I just love these paints as they have a touch of old gold in them, so beautiful and they seem to last forever lol!   Right! let's get  started shall we.

Make a white base card.   Take a smaller piece of white card and lay the flourishes stencil on top.   Using a piece of cut n' dry foam, dab some Versamark through the design on the stencil.   Remove the stencil and heat emboss using gold embossing powder.

    
Place the stencil back on top of the gold embossing and slightly off set the stencil to the right just a little and dab some black soot distress ink through the design, creating a shadow effect.   Remove the stencl and colour around the edges wuth the black soot distress ink.

    
Matt this onto the base card, leaving a border of the white card showing.   Stamp the rose image a total of eight times onto some white card, using a Versamark pad and heat emboss with black embossing powder.

Colour the images with the  vintage pearly palette, water and paintbrush.

   
Cut out the main image and use this as the base for your rose.   Cut out  the others and 3D onto the base image, using silicone glue shaping the petals as you go.   Fix this main image to the centre of the base card.

Well that's all from me for now, hope you like my card.   This card could do for many occasions, a very useful stamp set to own.   Take good care of yourselves and be happy.   I'll be back again in a few days.   Thank you so much for your continued suppot and encouragement , it does me a great deal to me.

                                                                Love and rainbows.      
                                        
                                                               Big Hugs,   Jennifer xx

In the Pink. My Inspiration Project for the Imagination Craft's Challenge Blog.

Good morning  Lovelies,

Here we are again at the beginning of yet another month,  which means it's time for my inspiration  project for the Imagination Craft's Challenge Blog.    The theme this month is 'Anything Goes'  so  I would like to share it with you and I hope it gives you some inspiration for your card making.

If you would like to join us in this challenge and you have some Imagination Craft's products, why not give it a go.   There is a prize of £40 to spend at Imagination Crafts.    I would like to mention that only entries using  Imagination Craft's products will go on to the prize draw (although non Imagination Craft  makes  can get top 3  spots and a lovely badge for your blog).    Ok then let's get started shall we.

Make a base card from maroon coloured card stock.   Take a piece of grey paper cut slightly smaller than the maroon card and put through an embossing machine, along with the 'flourishes' stencil to emboss it.

   
Fix the grey embossed paper to the base card.   Cut a piece of acetate to the same size as the grey paper and lay the 'flourishes' stencil onto it and spread the black stars sparkle medium over it with the metal spatula.   (I used the acetate from an old Christmas card box)   waste not want not !   yes lol!  I'm afraid I didn't make all my Christmas cards last year lol!   Shame on me!    Must get an earlier start this year.

  
Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.   When dry glue the acetate to the grey paper on the base card, where you think the glue will not show.   Die-cut a corner from white card and glue to the bottom left corner.

 
Glue a pink bow to the top left corner.

  
Using white card, stamp the daisy five times, using a Versmark pad and heat emboss with black embossing powder.   Paint the larger and smaller flowers with a well diluted red satin silky.   When dry, cut out the flowers and 3D them using silicone glue.   Glue  them to the right-hand side of the acetate.

Thanks for popping by and if you have left a comment I would just like to say 'thank you,'   I do love to hear what you think of my projects.   A big 'thank you' to all my lovely followers,  I do appreciate your interest and your support.   If you would like more inspiration, please pop across to the Imagination Craft's Challenge Blog, where  the design team ladies have been very busy and have created some beautiful projects for you.

Well that's all from me for now.   Have a good week.

                                                                 Love and rainbows,

                                                                   Hugs   Jennifer xx

Birthday Boy, Two Today

Good evening my lovelies,

Hope your weekend has got off to a good start.  Mine has been a quiet one so far, which is just as well as I have a painful knee and I've been trying to rest it as much as I can.  It doesn't stop me from crafting though, lol !   thank goodness!   Well the card I have for you tonight was made for Imagination Crafts in May of 2009, which seems a long time ago now.   It is made using an Ollyfant stamp set, I know Imagination Crafts have some of these stamp sets in their bargin basement but not sure if this particular one is still available but it's worth a look see lol.   Let's get started.

Begin with a square white card with a round aperture and using the smoke blue pigment ink pad and the Rollagraph stamp - 1" Zephyr fixed into the Rollagraph holder, run the roller around the outside edge of the circle and heat emboss with crystal embossing powder.   Colour the rest of the front of the card with the smoke blue ink pad and a piece of cut n' dry.

   
Using the cropodile, punch out two holes , one in the centre at each side of the apperture and set in two blue snaps by Making Memories.   The tops of the snaps will sink inwards - glue a medium rhinstone to the domed centres of the snaps.

Fix the patterned  glitter card (Glitter Stack by DCWV)  behind the apperture and seal shut.   Using the Cricut machine and the George & Basic Cartridge)   cut out a 31/2" number two and a 1/12" open flower from blue card.   Then cut out a 1" flower from orange card.   Colour the edges of the number 2 and the blue flower with the blue ink pad.

  
Attach the small rhinestones evenly down the centre of the number 2 and fix this to the right-hand side of the aperture with silicone glue.    Glue a bow to the top right-hand  corner.

Glue the orange flower on top of the blue flower and fix a rhinestone in the centre.   Glue this to the top left of the aperture.   Using white card, stamp the boy with the ball of wool, four times and the kitten twice.

  
Colour with le' Plume pens or similar, cut out and 3D.    Glue the boy to the base of the number 2 on the edge of the aperture and the kitten to the bottom left corner of the card.

Well that's it folks,   hope you like  it.   Until next time take care of yourselves and above all be happy.

                                                                 Love and rainbows,

                                                              Big Hugs,  see you soon,

                                                                        Jennifer xx
 

Time and Motion Meets Steam Punk.

Good afternoon Peeps,

An early post from me today for a change.   Hope your week is going well,  halfway theough the week, not long untul the weekend lol!!

The card I'd like to share with you today, is a little bit different from my usual.   This one is made with an Imagination Craft's  stencil which was designed by Kath (Mucky Paws) Halstead and black shiny card.   The Chronology stamp is from Papermanis and the steam punk stamp from Hampton Art.   OK let's get going making this card.

Make a base card from the black card, then matt some white onto the black, leaving a narrow border of black showing.   Next matt a further piece of black card onto the white.  

Take a piece of blue paper and lay the stencil onto it and dab some Versmark through the design on the stencil.   Remove stencil and heat emboss using clear embossing powder.

   
Using a black ink pad, stamp the chronology stamp onto some green card.   Using the square Spellbinder's die, cut out and emboss the stamped image.   Matt this onto some black shiny card and trim away any excess, leaving just a tiny bit of black showing.

    
Matt this onto some white card and again, trim around the edge leaving a small white border showing.

   
Fix the blue paper to the base card  and glue the chronology stamped image, to the centre of the blue paper.

   
Stamp the steam punk images onto some white card and heat emboss with gold embossing powder.   Cut these images out and glue to the base card using silicone glue.   3 D the cog-wheel.

Well that's it finished my friends, I do hope you like it.   I'll be back soon but until then, be happy and creative.   Creativity is good for one's soul lol !!

                                                                 Love and Rainbows,

                                                                    Hugs   Jennifer xx.

Little Robin Redbreast Christmas card

Hi there peeps,

Hope you are all well and enjoying this fabulous weather.   Managed to fit in a little crafting this afternoon,   I'm working on some new samples for Sue and Harvey of Imagination Crafts, ready for their next Create and Craft T.V. show.   Not sure of the date yet, but will let you know as soon as I know.

Tonight's card is.........yes a Christmas card.   My first one this year lol !!   I made this in July 2012.   I do hope you like it.   OK off we go.

Make a base card from red card stock.   Matt some white card onto the red leaving a border of the red showing.   Take a piece of the shiny green card and cut slightly smaller than the white.   Lay the embossable on top and spread the silver sparkle medium  over it, using the metal spatula, which can be purchased from Imagination Crafts.   Leave the image to dry.   When dry, matt this onto the white card using double-sided sticky tape.

   
Cut an oblong of white card approx. 2"x5".   Next cut a piece of red card slightly smaller than the white and  using the snow dots embossable, run through an embossing machine.   Matt the red onto the white oblong and fix to the left-hand side of the base card.

    
Take some white card and stamp the main robin image onto it, using a Versamark pad and heat emboss using silver embossing powder.    Stamp a further five images, paint them, using the Vintage Pearly Palette paints, brush and water.   Then cut out and decoupage using silicone glue.

     
Use some bundled sage distress ink and the red paint from the pearly palette, on the background of the original image.

   

    
Fix this main image to the base card with the left-hand edge over the red card.  Last of all, add a ribbon bow to the top right of the image.

Well that's all from me tonight, off to bed for me, as it is after midnight as usual lol !!   Hope you like my card.   Thanks for stopping by to read my blog.   See you all again in a few days.   Take care of yourselves and be happy !!

                                                                 Love and rainbows,

                                                                Big Hugs   Jennifer xx